# My new favorite Cecilism, share yours (old ones too)

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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-cecilism-share-yours-old-ones-too/551639/1 "2010-08-27T07:05:50Z")

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In this weeks column, on tornadoes and nuclear plants

> **[Can a nuclear plant withstand a direct hit by a tornado?](https://www.straightdope.com/21344051/can-a-nuclear-plant-withstand-a-direct-hit-by-a-tornado)**

Cecil says ‘one recognizes that these terms detract from the requisite veneer of seriousness.’  
I love it, and can’t wait for a chance to slip that into a conversation IRL. I’ve gotten a lot of milage from ‘that’d penetrate my ennui,’ which I stole from a column I can’t even recall now.

Share yours, how has Cecil spiced up your verbage,